Shetland 1150. When Rannveig finds boastful Patrekr dead in her father's longhouse one summer morning she knows her sister's suitor Eilifr isn't guilty - and she's willing to declare his innocence in front of Earl Rognvaldr the Kirk-builder at the Ting. Then there's a second death and soon danger threatens Rannveig's father and her lively brother and sisters ... A fast-moving tale of adventure and romance in Norse Shetland set around historical events at the time of the 'three kings in Nidaros'.